THE BIG REVEAL! Root Cellar Walls UNCOVERED | DIY Homestead Home Build

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  • čas přidán 10. 02. 2024
  • It's time to take the forms off of our root cellar concrete walls and see how it turned out!
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Komentáře • 105

  • @cathybrewer8958
    @cathybrewer8958 Před 4 měsíci +8

    The best place to raise kids. They learn so much its unbelievable how much knowledge they will have. Not many kids can say they helped build a road. You all did a real good job on building the root cellar.

  • @cliffordforehand5164
    @cliffordforehand5164 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Use a short piece of EMT pipe to break the threaded rod by bending it up and down like a snap tie.

  • @laruedouglas7972
    @laruedouglas7972 Před 4 měsíci +3

    The cellar turned out great. Doesn't matter if it sticks out a bit on the outside, no one will see it. The rock crusher was a great investment.

  • @cheriosmith
    @cheriosmith Před 4 měsíci +7

    Hey there…it looks great! It’s a root cellar and will be underground. No one will see your mistakes.
    Learn and enjoy the fact that unlike most of us, you’ll have a root cellar! Good job helping kids!

  • @robfox5892
    @robfox5892 Před 4 měsíci +5

    @ 20:30 check out Natalie running that backhoe like an absolute boss! Awesome progress guys, thanks for sharing.

  • @ShadowMoonFarms
    @ShadowMoonFarms Před 4 měsíci +5

    That rock crusher was such a good investment. Thanks for sharing.

  • @timliggett5088
    @timliggett5088 Před 4 měsíci +2

    A one and a half foot small pipe that will just fit the all thread and bend it back and forth for future needs

  • @fireindahole
    @fireindahole Před 4 měsíci +5

    You guys are guys are killing it. Thanks for allowing us to live vicariously through you.

  • @kcarrot2002
    @kcarrot2002 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Can’t get any more perfect than that I think.!!!!😊 perfect setup for the rock crusher! You guys really think things through on making things quicker and easier👍I have to laugh at myself because all this time I have watched you guys I kept thinking my god that’s a lot of piles of rock and boulders what could they ever do with all that. Turns out it’s very useful and free to improve your road👍❤️You will always have enough material to fix your road!!

  • @johntalley7326
    @johntalley7326 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Cellar is a hit. Congratulations.

  • @billroberts3864
    @billroberts3864 Před 4 měsíci +4

    You two are awesome because you smile and have a 'can do' attitude. The walls turned out very nice and the ceiling/roof will be fun to watch when you construct the forms for the concrete pour. The rock crusher has been a great investment to provide you with a year around driveway. (No more muddy driveway.) It is nice to see the kids being involved so they will have a sense of ownership in this root cellar project. They will not forget how they helped building the walls and road/rock covering. Big blessing to you all.

  • @paulpotts5786
    @paulpotts5786 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Get you a short piece of pipe to break the all thread off

  • @blinky1324
    @blinky1324 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Hello Natalie & Jacob
    Great to see your Rock 🪨 farm is producing a crop ...lol
    Great job Turning your first crop into road bass looks 👌....lol.lol
    The root cellar looks great good job on it... keep up the video....

  • @John-kl3ue
    @John-kl3ue Před 4 měsíci +2

    Looks great ..that will still be there for many generations ….

  • @TheKDubW
    @TheKDubW Před 4 měsíci +2

    Considering the quarry that you're working in, I'd say that is excellent! You're never going to see the outside wall anyway. Just that much thicker in those areas of the wall! Inside looks great. As someone I know says, "ain't nothin' wrong with dat."

  • @danmooney7192
    @danmooney7192 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Natalie, that's a "Right-Handed" hammer and you were using it "Left-Handed" that's why you had so much trouble hitting the all thread! lol

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci +2

      Definitely need to invest in a left-handed hammer. And some blinker fluid 😁

    • @Gardendreamsforme
      @Gardendreamsforme Před 4 měsíci

      @@aboulderlifeoffgrid😂😂😂

    • @SJC49
      @SJC49 Před 4 měsíci

      I didn’t know there was a difference!

  • @phuongvo3051
    @phuongvo3051 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Your first accomplishment was fulfilled, I’m so enjoyed watching your channel , it’s so nice to see your kids playing around and trying to help their dad unscrew the bold , great help though 😂, I’m so happy to see the BIG PREVIEW ,your guys did such a great job , 👏

  • @user-rw9tb7ry9z
    @user-rw9tb7ry9z Před 4 měsíci +3

    Great job on the concrete, looks awesome!! The video editing of the dismantling the forms made it fun to watch. Next stop Hollywood. Kudos to the Editor. The rock crushing set up seemed to work great too. Getting things down to a science. Think Spring, I am here in Colorado. Stay safe

  • @shadetreesolar2932
    @shadetreesolar2932 Před 4 měsíci +3

    You guys are Crushin’ It, pardon the pun, As the saying goes “Work smarter not harder”

  • @ritameek3353
    @ritameek3353 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Things are moving alone nicely.
    Thanks for sharing. 😁👍🏼

  • @user-od5ij6jt8z
    @user-od5ij6jt8z Před 4 měsíci +2

    a piece of 1/2 inch emt conduit slid over the all threads would have broken them off much easier. alas, live and learn..........g

  • @helenjamison551
    @helenjamison551 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Hello BOULDER FAMILY I'M LATE BUT HERE NOW ❤❤❤❤FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. Hope you day is going well 😊😊😊😊

  • @lorenmeyer5290
    @lorenmeyer5290 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Everything looks great! Rock crusher is working great too!

  • @allanlee9938
    @allanlee9938 Před 4 měsíci +1

    If you use a small piece of conduit and put the all thread through it makes it easier to pull the boxing apart and you can patch the little hole we’re the conduit is in the wall

  • @johnbellrose9165
    @johnbellrose9165 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Quite the awesome crew. Excellent job from everyone

  • @kwarts
    @kwarts Před 4 měsíci +2

    4:58 looks fine to me.
    Kind regards Christiaan

  • @todstrucks2919
    @todstrucks2919 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Great job giving me a lot ideas/ pointers.

  • @wadeprior5203
    @wadeprior5203 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Good morning how are you folks doing today hope everything is going okay I guess you guys are trying to get that basement or whatever you guys are building but the keep up the good work we're proud of all of you

  • @loucinci3922
    @loucinci3922 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

  • @twx8626
    @twx8626 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Nice work love your building skills👍👍 A bulge in the outer wall. This is nonsense. Interior walls turned out perfect |👍It is possible to set up small bonfires around a lower structure next to the concrete... and isolate pipes. That it won't warp... a dry wall, the sealing is perceived better

  • @lyndamcclain8795
    @lyndamcclain8795 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The walls look great. There will always be rock crushing to do.

  • @dhgifts
    @dhgifts Před 4 měsíci +2

    Nice job with the Root celler.

  • @todstrucks2919
    @todstrucks2919 Před 4 měsíci +2

    😂 Drax guardians of the galaxy. Good one!

  • @EvAlGi
    @EvAlGi Před 4 měsíci +1

    the progress is looking very good, the beto is wel formed, don't mind the outerwall, you will never see it after the house is build. And the road is getting such a good surface, but it would have been better to have foil underneath of the rocks. They will mostlikely sink into the mud, fairly rappid.

  • @Austin-fc5gs
    @Austin-fc5gs Před 4 měsíci +2

    What good helpers you have! so cute

  • @rongray4118
    @rongray4118 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Beautiful Job! The new rock crusher are is Awesome!

  • @SJC49
    @SJC49 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Great drone shots!

  • @everettvancampen3315
    @everettvancampen3315 Před 4 měsíci +1

    The next time run your all thread through the horizontal continuous whalers. Do not use blocks!

  • @user-sm3zn5mk8z
    @user-sm3zn5mk8z Před 4 měsíci +2

    Hey y'all. it's looking good. Keep up the good work.

  • @centexan
    @centexan Před 3 měsíci +1

    Enjoy watching you guys! Just a note. Learn when to use other parts of your hammer. For example, for bending the all threads up and down to break them, don't use the head. Turn the hammer sideways and use the broad side between the head and claw to hit with. You won't miss and it will really decrease the number of hits you need. Keep up the good work!

  • @debbietrebilcoe9441
    @debbietrebilcoe9441 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Your doing great job x

  • @ironwoodvalley
    @ironwoodvalley Před 4 měsíci +2

    "Nothing goes over my head. I will catch it." ~Awkward silence.~ "I should get to work." One more Dad joke and Natalie would have scolded you, and you knew it! 🤣

    • @ironwoodvalley
      @ironwoodvalley Před 4 měsíci +1

      Oh, and the walls turned out great. I actually like the chipboard texture the OSB left.

  • @ronkort8927
    @ronkort8927 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Another great job!

  • @buskerjames
    @buskerjames Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thank you for another amazing video, your kids are great helpers spring is coming here in Calgary Canada

  • @paulvanhouts3365
    @paulvanhouts3365 Před 4 měsíci +2

    G’day, from Townsville Australia, you certainly have your work cut out for you. Just a thought: modify the trailer for the rock mill so it sits just where you want, the right height for loading the scoop, with a grid floor at the best height for access, allow for adding like sluice that swivels much like a concrete truck. The problem with us viewers is we concoct all sort of mods that we think may help but what matters is what you can afford. I enjoy watching your family work together. Stay safe and healthy.

  • @estellaknox9285
    @estellaknox9285 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Looks great!!

  • @VMc828
    @VMc828 Před 4 měsíci +2

    ❤great progress🙏🙂

  • @myrigarou
    @myrigarou Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thanks for the video 😊

  • @carol07643
    @carol07643 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Nice job

  • @SJC49
    @SJC49 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Can you use the forms for something else? You did an amazing job on the root cellar. Very impressed! Edit - you just answered my ? Thanks. 😍🇨🇦

  • @joanpodmjerski9330
    @joanpodmjerski9330 Před 4 měsíci +2

    What are you going to make with all that wood left over. The wall looks great.😊❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍

    • @joanpodmjerski9330
      @joanpodmjerski9330 Před 4 měsíci

      You have a beautiful family 😍🥰😉🫠🙃🙂💯👍👍🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶💢💥💫👊

  • @billm5433
    @billm5433 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Great job on the root cellar! Enjoyed watching the kids pitch in. Did you have to run the generator to charge your batteries? Btw, glad you enjoyed the elk videos I sent to you. Have a blessed day. Bill!🙏🏼🫡

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci +1

      No generator was needed. The sun keeps doing its job here in Arizona 😁. And thanks again for the elk videos. 👍

  • @dougmcnattin386
    @dougmcnattin386 Před 4 měsíci +2

    how big is this root seller? It looks to be a spiral staircase right? To get down to it. You folks are defiantly committed. Good luck Stay enthused.

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci +1

      The root cellar is 7'X9'10". We've got a creative way to get into it. Can't share how yet, but will soon. Thanks 🙂

  • @willglueck3156
    @willglueck3156 Před 4 měsíci +2

    🚜👍

  • @Step-n-Wolf
    @Step-n-Wolf Před 4 měsíci +2

    Was wondering why you bothered with the outside all threads as you are backfilling anyway? Looks great!

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci

      We still have to seal up the outside walls, and the allthread will just be in the way. Thanks 🙂

    • @Step-n-Wolf
      @Step-n-Wolf Před 4 měsíci

      @@aboulderlifeoffgrid if you spray on a sealer they shouldn't be a problem, and given the uneven surface, a spray might be best. Moisture isn't a big problem in AZ like it was when doing basements in MN. Don't know about now, but when I built my MN home they used tar for all below-grade surfaces. I suspect there are more modern products. I know people also insulate on the outside of the foundation too.
      Are you considering in-floor radiant heating when pouring the slab? When my childhood home was built, my dad put in a downdraft forced air furnace and ran all the plenums and registers in the floor. Poured the cement slab right over them. Conversely, the swamp cooler vents were all in the ceiling/attic....so cold came down from the top, heat up from the bottom. Yes, two systems, but more efficient.

  • @heikoj9646
    @heikoj9646 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This CZcams channel has earned a t l e a s t 50,000 subscribers... 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀 😀 (Ich hoffe, dass die Übersetzung immer stimmt, da ich in Deutschland wohne…)

  • @dane9175
    @dane9175 Před 4 měsíci +4

    main pile of rocks LOL 🤣 As opposed to your backup pile of rocks?🤔

  • @yingli8028
    @yingli8028 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Hi Jacob, i watch all your videos. Great job...
    I'm wondering instead concrete walls, would 8" thick concrete block wall with vertical and horizontal rebar filled with concrete in all pockets ok for this application? The walls are not that high and the horizontal span are not that wide...
    Btw i am in the y area guess 15-20 miles away from you?

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci

      Yes, block with rebar filled with concrete would work just fine. Thanks 🙂

  • @alliewolf3391
    @alliewolf3391 Před 4 měsíci +2

    ❤😊❤😊❤😊

  • @kennethhudson8013
    @kennethhudson8013 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Yall going to keep all yer money down there lol

  • @devmeistersuperprecision4155
    @devmeistersuperprecision4155 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Just found your channel. Subscribed. I am in the same boat but waiting for winter to release its grips.
    What is the deal on the backhoe? Did you guys lease it or buy it? It looks older. What make and year is it?
    And the white stuff. I am Vermont. The snow is beautiful but it’s a pain when you have work to do.

  • @roblamont8756
    @roblamont8756 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Did you think about doing a icf foundation ?

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci

      Not really. ICF is expensive, and we don't really need the insulation. The way we did it was more work, but all the wood we used is going to get reused in other projects. Appreciate it, thanks 😊.

  • @unpopuIaropinion
    @unpopuIaropinion Před 2 měsíci +1

    How much did it cost and how big is it please?

  • @wowyummyyy
    @wowyummyyy Před 4 měsíci +2

    LIKE👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @lkmartin15
    @lkmartin15 Před 4 měsíci +2

    🥰🙏🏻❤️

  • @coralsancetta7242
    @coralsancetta7242 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Will you be sealing the outside walls?

  • @allanlee9938
    @allanlee9938 Před 4 měsíci +1

    We’re is your black cat haven’t seen it for a while

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci

      She wandered off quite a while ago. It's not something we like talking about. We miss her.😞

  • @clivedredge
    @clivedredge Před 4 měsíci +2

    A little honeycomb in the concrete is acceptable... You could stand a 4 story building on it... Well done...

  • @mikeyoung5211
    @mikeyoung5211 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Your missing a fork on your excavator

    • @SJC49
      @SJC49 Před 4 měsíci +1

      He’s been missing it for some time now. I think he and his brother tried to weld it back on but it broke again.

  • @erlinavicente7411
    @erlinavicente7411 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Almost a blowout. Don’t know if you poured 4ft at a time.

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 3 měsíci

      We were pouring about 3 foot lifts. It was just too much pressure and not enough time for it to set up. We got lucky. Thanks 🙂

    • @erlinavicente7411
      @erlinavicente7411 Před 3 měsíci

      @@aboulderlifeoffgrid if only renting forms were cheaper, I’d probably build my own too.

  • @talleyrand2739
    @talleyrand2739 Před 4 měsíci +1

    those children and yourself should have on the correct masks have you heard of silicosis ?? that is what you get from the dust of crushing stones and from jack hammering same and trust me you do not want that,please check it out asap from retired work cover inspector

  • @allanlee9938
    @allanlee9938 Před 4 měsíci +1

    It’s never nice when you lose a family pet

  • @peterdement
    @peterdement Před 4 měsíci +3

    Too small! 20% more effort and cost may have yielded twice as much space.

  • @_scrapman4324
    @_scrapman4324 Před 4 měsíci +2

    What is Gaylord? You always have that logo on you.

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 4 měsíci +1

      It's Gaylor Electric. I used to work for them, and the shirts are still in good shape. Thanks 🙂

  • @rowbeartow7376
    @rowbeartow7376 Před 3 měsíci

    Why is Al Gore building a root cellar?

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 3 měsíci

      I hope this is the start of a joke. Otherwise, I have no idea what you're asking. 🫠

  • @CrustyAbsconder
    @CrustyAbsconder Před 4 měsíci +1

    Please stop putting your hands near that tiny-rock-crusher Make a wooden-mallet out of a two x six. Also please wear a dust-mask. We want this show to continue....

  • @paulrovira873
    @paulrovira873 Před 3 měsíci +1

    You did a great job hope you applied diesel fuel on the forms it prevent the forms from sticking to the concrete also you can apply on the outside of the concrete black tar and polystyrene

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před 3 měsíci

      Actually, we used water sealer on the forms because we had a bunch given to us from a friend. It worked really well. Thanks 🙂

  • @spankymcspank316
    @spankymcspank316 Před měsícem +1

    Thats a lot of wood, wouldn't ICF blocks been cheaper and easier?

    • @aboulderlifeoffgrid
      @aboulderlifeoffgrid  Před měsícem

      We sawmilled most of that wood. ICF blocks are very expensive. Thanks 🙂